Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she wears a green cloak and cross-gartered blue stockings. Her white hair is matted, messy, and big. She has gleaming, smiling red eyes.

Personality: She is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. She has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the east. Her father took her hunting and taught her how to get in the mind of other creatures. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: She is wracked by social anxiety; and she feels threatened by others

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Poor, Nature. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 700 sp.

Description: This exceptionally lanky man tends to wear a large green jacket. His brown hair has been sun bleached extensively. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: He was born in the north. His mother was a soldier and died while he was still young. Paymon was left his mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. He left for the north, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Military, Family. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 20 gp.

Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs. Her gray fur is drawn into a tight pony tail with a cross scrunchie. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She hates illithids. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She would rather hide behind her crafts than deal with other people.

History: She was born at the edge of vast plains. In her 13th year, her parents were killed by a illithids raid, leaving Nimble alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. After a long history of fighting, Nimble and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Shy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Enemies, Nature. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 1000 cp.

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She has the majority of her body covered in plate. Her brown hair is wavy and long. Her violet eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food she seems plenty friendly. She has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: A child with a great deal of writing talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. Being born in the north, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the north for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way east. She now spends her time doing works of charity.

Motivation: She is terrified, and will act out of fear.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Artistic. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 90 gp. Blue quartz (7 gp).